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Measurement locator and light shield for use in interactance testing of body composition and method for use thereof

  • US 4,798,955 A
  • Filed: 09/23/1987
  • Issued: 01/17/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A light barrier and probe location device for use with a near infrared radiation interactance probe for measuring body composition on the upper arm of an individual, the device comprising:

  • (a) a piece of drapable, flexible opaque material having an opening therein for receipt of the probe at a predetermined position, the material being sufficiently large to overwrap the arm of an individual to be tested,(b) adjustable fastening means on the piece of opaque material for removably attaching the piece of opaque material around the upper arm of an individual and allowing it to be held in place to exclude light to a probe inserted into the opening during the test and to be separated for removal from the arm after the test, and(c) a probe location member attached to the piece of opaque material in a position to determine the precise location of the probe opening when the opaque drape engages the individual'"'"'s upturned arm, the probe location member locating on the inside of the elbow of the individual.

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